Flentrop
Sign in to saveAlso known as Flentrop Orgelbouw, Flentrop Orgelbouw B.V.
thumb|Flentrop organ in Duke Chapel (North Carolina) Flentrop is a Dutch company based in Zaandam that builds and restores organs.
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- Type
- Company
- Founded
- 1903
- Location
- Zaandam, The Netherlands
- Status
- Active
GRID grid.434132.3
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- Official name
- Flentrop Orgelbouw B.V.
- Official website
- www.flentrop.nl
- Image
- Flentrop orgel Hattem.jpg
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- Flentrop
- inception
- 1903-01-01
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thumb|Flentrop organ in Duke Chapel (North Carolina) Flentrop is a Dutch company based in Zaandam that builds and restores organs.
==History== The company originated in 1903 when Hendrik Wicher Flentrop (1866-1950) from Koog aan de Zaan, originally a house painter by trade, and organist at the Westzijderkerk in Zaandam, started a piano and organ company. He believed that old organs could not be adapted to contemporary tastes, but had valid sound nonetheless. In 1915, after he had gained experience with restoration and enlargement of organs, he built his first new organ. Beginning in 1922 he corresponded with Albert Schweitzer, which resulted in pronounced opinions concerning the demands which had to be made on the organ.